Regional Asset Planner - Sub Sahara Africa
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As a Regional Asset Planner -Sub Sahara Africa, you will be responsible for:
- Develop and execute regional asset planning strategies that align fleet availability, sourcing, utilization, and redeployment with operational and commercial priorities.
- Ensure critical asset readiness for customer operations, startup projects, and growth initiatives through proactive coordination with country, supply chain, logistics, and asset management teams.
- Coordinate regional asset movements, including mobilizations, demobilizations, inter-country transfers, and country exit plans, to optimize fleet deployment and response time.
- Identify and mitigate asset supply risks by evaluating critical gaps, repair needs, investment requirements, and redeployment opportunities.
- Drive utilization and capital efficiency improvements by reducing idle, excess, and underutilized assets across the region.
- Maintain asset governance, data accuracy, and compliance by understanding new and existing asset management policies and ensuring country Asset Leads and peers understand and follow required standards.
- Lead regional asset reviews and continuous improvement actions focused on fleet readiness, productivity, execution discipline, and business value.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role, you must:
- Have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Have 10+ years of experience with Drilling Services tools, including BHA configurations and tool applications, with ability to identify technically suitable alternatives and optimize asset deployment when availability is constrained.
- Have experience in asset health, maintenance, and repair strategy, with the ability to apply it to asset utilization, repair cost, and redeployment decisions.
- Proven ability to prepare and present performance and risk updates to Senior leadership team.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Planning and optimization mindset, with the ability to translate data into asset utilization, redeployment, and efficiency actions.
- Stakeholder influence across cross-functional and matrix environments.
- Execution discipline, with urgency, accountability, and strong follow-through.
- Change leadership in fast-paced operational environments.
- Continuous improvement orientation focused on operational excellence and business value.
Work in a way that works for you
- Please discuss your preferred working arrangements with your recruiter during the process
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Manager - Field Services Equipment
At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward.
For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.
Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work.
We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.
